Program, Method and Apparatus for Accumulating Images That Have Associated Text Information

1. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing a program for causing a computer to execute an image accumulating procedure, the image accumulating procedure comprising: specifying a plurality of second images similar to a first image that is associated with text information; displaying a plurality of individual interface screens each including one of the plurality of second images in an identifiable manner, and the text information; and storing the text information associated with image information that is related to each of the plurality of second images, based on instruction information that instructs a use of the text information with respect to each of the plurality of second images, wherein the specifying comprises: calculating a first feature value of the first image, calculating a second feature value of a candidate image in a video that includes the first image, calculating an assessment value based on a difference between the first feature value and the second feature value, and a difference between a time in which the first image in the video is obtained and a time in which the candidate image is obtained, and specifying the plurality of second images similar to the first image from candidate images based on the assessment value.

2. The non-transitory computer-readable recording medium according to claim 1 , wherein the image accumulating procedure further comprises: receiving a plurality of areas included in a third image before the specifying of the plurality of second images, and the calculating of the assessment value calculates the assessment value in accordance with a number of areas in the candidate images that are similar to each of the plurality of areas.

3. The non-transitory computer-readable recording medium according to claim 1 , wherein the image accumulating procedure further comprises: grouping a plurality of images included in the video into a plurality of image groups, and the specifying extracts the candidate images from each of the plurality of image groups and specifies the plurality of second images that is similar to the first image among the candidate images.

4. The non-transitory computer-readable recording medium according to claim 3 , wherein the grouping groups the plurality of images included in the video into the plurality of image groups for each scene based on a scene change in the video, and the image accumulating procedure further comprises: displaying another image included in an image group that contains the plurality of second images after the storing.

5. The non-transitory computer-readable recording medium according to claim 1 , wherein the specifying specifies the plurality of second images that is the candidate image having the assessment value not less than a threshold.

6. The non-transitory computer-readable recording medium according to claim 1 , wherein when each of the plurality of second images is an image in an area portion of a fourth image, the displaying displays an area of the plurality of second images to be displayed as an identifiable shape on the fourth image.

7. The non-transitory computer-readable recording medium according to claim 1 , wherein the image accumulating procedure further comprises: determining a display order of the plurality of second images.

8. An image accumulating method to be executed by a computer, the image accumulating method comprising: specifying a plurality of second images similar to a first image that is associated with text information; displaying a plurality of individual interface screens each including one of the plurality of second images in an identifiable manner, and the text information; and storing the text information associated with image information that is related to each of the plurality of second images, based on instruction information that instructs a use of the text information with respect to each of the plurality of second images, wherein the specifying comprises: calculating a first feature value of the first image, calculating a second feature value of a candidate image in a video that includes the first image, calculating an assessment value based on a difference between the first feature value and the second feature value, and a difference between a time in which the first image in the video is obtained and a time in which the candidate image is obtained, and specifying the plurality of second images similar to the first image from candidate images based on the assessment value.

9. The image accumulating method according to claim 8 , further comprising: receiving a plurality of areas included in a third image before the specifying the plurality of second images, wherein the calculating of the assessment value calculates the assessment value in accordance with a number of areas in the candidate images that are similar to each of the plurality of areas.

10. The image accumulating method according to claim 8 , further comprising: grouping a plurality of images included in the video into a plurality of image groups, wherein the specifying extracts the candidate images from each of the plurality of image groups and specifies the plurality of second images that is similar to the first image among the candidate images.

11. An image accumulating apparatus comprising: a memory that stores a program including a procedure; and a processor that executes the program, the procedure comprising: specifying a plurality of second images similar to a first image that is associated with text information, displaying a plurality of individual interface screens each including one of the plurality of second images in an identifiable manner, and the text information, and storing the text information associated with image information that is related to each of the plurality of second images, based on instruction information that instructs a use of the text information with respect to each of the plurality of second images, wherein the specifying comprises: calculating a first feature value of the first image, calculating a second feature value of a candidate image in a video that includes the first image, calculating an assessment value based on a difference between the first feature value and the second feature value, and a difference between a time in which the first image in the video is obtained and a time in which the candidate image is obtained, and specifying the plurality of second images similar to the first image from candidate images based on the assessment value.

12. The image accumulating apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein the procedure further comprises: receiving a plurality of areas included in a third image before the specifying the plurality of second images, wherein the calculating of the assessment value calculates the assessment value in accordance with a number of areas in the candidate images that are similar to each of the plurality of areas.

13. The image accumulating apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein the procedure further comprises: grouping a plurality of images included in the video into a plurality of image groups; and the specifying extracts the candidate images from each of the plurality of image groups and specifies the plurality of second images that is similar to the first image among the candidate images.

14. The image accumulating apparatus according to claim 13 , wherein the grouping groups the plurality of images included in the video into the plurality of image groups for each scene based on a scene change in the video, and the procedure further comprises: displaying another image included in the image group that contains the plurality of second images after the storing.

15. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing a program for causing a computer to execute an image accumulating procedure, the image accumulating procedure comprising: specifying a plurality of second images similar to a first image that is associated with text information; displaying a plurality of individual interface screens each including one of the plurality of second images in an identifiable manner, and the text information; and storing the text information associated with image information that is related to each of the plurality of second images, based on instruction information that instructs a use of the text information with respect to each of the plurality of second images, wherein the specifying includes: obtaining a plurality of areas included in a third image from among a plurality of video images, each of the plurality of areas being obtained as one of a plurality of first images; calculating first feature values for the plurality of the first images; obtaining a candidate image from among the plurality of video images, the candidate image including a plurality of areas; calculating second feature values for the plurality of the areas included in the candidate image; calculating assessment values based on the first feature values and the second feature values; and specifying the plurality of second images similar to the first image from candidate images based on the assessment values in accordance with a number of areas in the candidate images that are similar to each of the plurality of the first images.

16. The image accumulating method according to claim 8 , wherein the specifying includes: obtaining a plurality of areas included in a third image from among a plurality of video images, each of the plurality of areas being obtained as one of a plurality of first images; calculating first feature values for the plurality of the first images; obtaining a candidate image from among the plurality of video images, the candidate image including a plurality of areas; calculating second feature values for the plurality of the areas included in the candidate image; calculating assessment values based on the first feature values and the second feature values; and specifying the plurality of second images similar to the first image from a plurality of the candidate images based on the assessment values in accordance with a number of areas in the candidate images that are similar to each of the plurality of the first images.

17. The image accumulating apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein the specifying includes: obtaining a plurality of areas included in a third image from among a plurality of video images, each of the plurality of areas being obtained as one of a plurality of first images; calculating first feature values for the plurality of the first images; obtaining a candidate image from among the plurality of video images, the candidate image including a plurality of areas; calculating second feature values for the plurality of the areas included in the candidate image; calculating assessment values based on the first feature values and the second feature values; and specifying the plurality of second images similar to the first image from a plurality of the candidate images based on the assessment values in accordance with a number of areas in the candidate images that are similar to each of the plurality of the first images.